Monroe County (Mississippi)

The Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Aberdeen, which was named after the city in Scotland.

Geography

The County is located in northeastern Mississippi, on the east by Alabama, and has an area of ​​2000 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Monroe County was formed on February 9, 1821 from the Chickasaw country. It was named after James Monroe (1758-1831), the fifth President of the United States.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000, lived in Monroe County 38 014 people in 14,603 households and 10,660 families. The population density was 19 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 68.37 percent White, 30.77 percent Black or African American, 0.10 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.11 percent from other races groups; 0.47 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.69 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 14,603 households out of which 34.7 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.0 percent were married couples living together, 17.2 percent were single mothers and 27.0 percent were non-families. 24.7 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.8 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size is 3.07 people.

27.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.7 percent between 18 to 24, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 22.5 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The average income of a household was $ 30,307, for a family is $ 36,749. Males had a median income of $ 30,232, women $ 20,411. The per capita income was $ 14,072. Approximately 13.6 percent of families and 17.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

• Aberdeen
• Amory

Towns

• Caledonia1
• Hatley
• Nettleton2
• Smithville

Village

• Gattman

1 - partially in Lowndes County 2 - partially in Lee County

Unincorporated communities

• Athens
• Becker
• Bigbee
• Binford
• Bristow

• Central Grove
• Darracott
• Flinn
• Gibson
• Greenwood Springs

• Hamilton
• Lackey
• Mormon Springs
• Muldon
• Parham

• Prairie
• Quincy
• Riggins
• Sipsey Fork
• Splunge

• Strong
• Tranquil
• Westville
• Wise Gap
• Wren